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NPP Intern
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After we published a blog piece on the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction (HMID) this summer, several people wrote in to tell us how this tax break affected their lives.
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Becky Sweger
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If you've read our FAQ, you know what tax reform is. But why should you care?
By
Mattea Kramer
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A new poll just released by Americans for Tax Fairness found that 65 percent of voters across the country want the top 2 percent to pay more in taxes
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Derrick Crowe
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Budget Process
News reports this morning indicate that the congressional budget conference committee is making little progress in negotiations toward a compromise spending plan for 2014. Let's give them a nudge in the direction of the people's priorities: Sign our petition to the budget committee and ask legislators to listen to the ...
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Becky Sweger
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Perhaps these three outrageous numbers on corporate tax reform explain why 80 percent of Americans want tax breaks for big corporations closed.
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Mattea Kramer
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Budget Process
After more than two weeks of the government shutdown, Congress approved a deal to fund the government through Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling through Feb. 7.
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Mattea Kramer
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The public won't know which lawmakers requested which reforms for 50 years.
By
Mattea Kramer
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Samantha Dana
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It’s sexier than you think. Tax breaks might not be your first thought for hot summer beach reading, but what we’re really talking about are big piles of cash.
By
Mattea Kramer
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The special tax break for investment income – also known as capital gains and dividends – will let taxpayers off the hook for more than $61 billion in taxes this year. Most of those tax savings go to a particular kind of taxpayer.
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Mattea Kramer
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Debt & Deficit
A better-than-expected cash flow at the U.S. Treasury has turned May 18 into just any old day.